21:42 BST: With that it is time for me to bid you farewell after a great day of World Cup action.

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21:40 BST: "In young guns like Neuer, Kadira, Ozil and particularly Mueller, Germany have the making of another great team," writes Nabeel Khokhar.

"They have well and truely announced themselves into the World Cup where not too much had been talked about their chances.

"Not anymore, Germany will have made sure people will be certainly talking about them now."

21:25 BST: Next up for Germany: Serbia on Friday 18th June.

Australia take on Ghana on the 19th. They beat the Serbs 1-0 earlier on today. Lose that and it is curtains for the Socceroos.

21:21 BST: Was it a case of Germany being brilliant?

Or were Australia simply really bad?

I think it is a bit of both. Joachim Loew will be a happy man, but his side have achieved nothing yet, they must not get carried away.

The Aussies will point to Tim Cahill's red card as a turning point. I don't think it would have made a difference had he been shown just a yellow card. Germany were already in full control of the game.

Do you agree? Leave a comment below and get involved!

93rd minute: Full time - Germany 4-0 Australia. An impressive start for Germany, who rack up the highest win of these finals so far. Klose, Podolski, Muller and Cacau were the goal scorers.

The performance of the tournament so far? I think so.

91st minute: Australia corner. A brief period of head tennis ensues before it is cleared. Chipperfield has a shot blocked away for another corner, which doesn't beat the first man.

Cacau is booked for a ridiculous dive.

90th minute: Three minutes of stoppage time will be played.

89th minute: Time is almost up here in Durban. Can Germany add a fifth?

87th minute: Mesut Ozil has been voted as Man of the Match by ITV viewers here in the United Kingdom.

84th minute: Marin almost plays in Gomes for a chance. Goal kick.

83rd minute: Chance for the Aussies. Chipperfield's ball is met by Rukavytsya, whose shot is straight at Neuer.

81st minute: Podolski is replaced by Werder Bremen's Marin.

79th minute: Wilkshire has a shot that doesn't trouble Neuer.

75th minute: Even this late on in the game Lahm is bursting forward to join the attack.

72nd minute: Striker Mario Gomes comes on for Ozil. Another striker?! Surely this isn't fair? Emerton leaves the field to be replaced by Jedinak

69th minute: GOAL - Germany 4-0 Australia: Cacau! Ozil squares the ball for the substitute, who is left with the simple task of tapping the ball past Schwarzer.

Muller and Cacau have both scored their first international goals tonight. Not a bad time to get them!

67th minute: GOAL - Germany 3-0 Australia: Muller gets Germany's third, firing through the legs of an Australian defender and his shot goes in off the upright. It had been coming.

Cacau replaces the goalscorer Klose.

65th minute: Another German attack, another chance. Podolski and Schweingsteiger combine. That third goal remains elusive.

64th minute: Valeri fouls Schweinsteiger. He has to watch his step having already been booked.

19:23 BST: The teams are on their way out. The national anthems will ring into the night air any minute now.

19:20 BST: It is almost time for kick off. If you have any thoughts or observations during the game, be sure to post a comment below or alternatively you can send me a tweet on Twitter - my username is Alanmcg89.

19:13 BST: Tonight's game is being played at the 70,000 capacity Moses Mabhida Stadium, which has a large arch stretching across it a la Wembley. Very impressive.

19:06 BST: A number of Germany's team were part of the victorious 2009 U-21 side. We could catch a glimpse of some stars of the future tonight.

19:00 BST: ITV's coverage of the game here in the UK is just starting up, let's hope we don't miss any goals tonight like we did during the England v USA game eh?

18:54 BST: Left back Phillip Lahm will captain Germany with Ballack out of the tournament.

Australia's skipper is Lucas Neill, who has played for West Ham United, Everton, Blackburn and Millwall. He is now at Galatasary along with Harry Kewell.

18:48 BST: The teams are in. Tim Cahill is fit enough to start, and as expected Podolski and Klose start in attack for Germany.

18:40 BST: Reports are suggesting that Harry Kewell will start on the bench for Australia.

18:37 BST: One of these two could very well be England's opponents in the knockout phase. Provided Fabio Capello's men make it through of course.

18:28 BST: Klose and Podolski, by the way, have a combined total of 68 international goals between them. Not bad.

18:17pm BST: The omens for this game look good.

The last time these two sides met was in the 2005 Confederations Cup: Germany won 4-3.

Miroslav Klose, who is expected to lead the German line alongside Lukas Podolski, has scored five goals in each of the past two World Cups.

18:05pm BST: We are seven games into the tournament but so far only nine goals have been scored. The opening game of the 2006 World Cup - Germany v Costa Rica - produced six goals.

Is the new ball, dubbed “Jabulani” to blame? Vuvuzela’s - the horns that are quickly becoming synonymous with this tournament - have also come in for criticism. South Africa's World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan has said they might be banned.

Why do you think there has been a lack of goals? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment below.

18:00pm BST: Good morning/afternoon/evening, and welcome along to Bleacher Report’s live blog of the Group D encounter between Germany and Australia. My name is Alan McGuinness and I’ll be guiding you through the game in Durban.

The Germans are the favourites, and with their pedigree it is not hard to see why. The three-times winners always seem to be there or there abouts when World Cups enter their final reckoning.

They lost to Brazil in the 2002 final and four years later lost in the semi finals on home turf to eventual winners Italy.

However, they will have to play this tournament without injured captain Michael Ballack.

The Aussies, meanwhile, are relative novices by comparison. They have appeared in only two other finals - 1974 and 2006 - progressing to the second round in the latter. Like their opponents tonight they were defeated by Italy.

Kick off is around an hour and a half away, so the team news will follow shortly.

While you're waiting, here is a preview of tonight’s match written by Samrin Hasib, our Germany Featured Columnist.